Benthodesmus tenuis (Günther, 1877)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 216-217

Benthodesmus tenuis (Günther, 1877)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 230 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: 200-850 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: circumglobal in tropical through warm temperate seas. Eastern Atlantic: known from Gulf of Guinea to Angola. Western Indian ocean: off Natal, South Africa.

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